Name: Mexican Hot Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 250 ml
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Olive Oil; 15 Habanero Peppers stems removed; 1 Yellow Onion diced; 6 Garlic Cloves whole; 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt; 2 tablespoons Granulated Sugar; 1 cup White Vinegar; 1/4 bunch Cilantro leaves and stems chopped; 1 Lime juiced

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Mexican Hot Sauce will leave you with tears in your eyes, yet have you come back for more? This recipe is a green El Yucateco-style sauce that uses Habanero peppers rated up to 350 000 on the Scoville scale, making this a highly spicy hot sauce. Also added are onions, garlic, vinegar, salt, sugar, and lime juice blended with fresh cilantro. Add this spicy sauce to tacos and quesadillas, or use it to heat soups, chili, and stews for some extra kick.

What is the hot Mexican sauce called?

It's said that El Yucateco is the hottest sauce in Mexico.

What makes Mexican hot sauce different?

What separates each hot sauce is the types of peppers used in them. Mexico produces over 60 varieties of peppers; these peppers are smoked, dried, and turned into powders or infused with other peppers, such as the chipotle pepper in Adobo sauce.

What does green Mexican sauce taste like?

You will find several types of green hot sauce from salsa Verde, which is not very spicy and made from tomatillos, chili Verde, which is a sauce made from green chilies and El Yucateco, which is the style of this recipe made from Habanero.